Rare Stamps & Postal History of the World
January 9-10, 2024
Welcome to our January 9-10 Sale of U.S. and Worldwide Stamps and Postal History. The sale contains 1,508 lots and will be offered in four sessions, beginning with United States and U.S. Possessions. Worldwide sections include France, Germany, Italian Area, with many individual rarities. British Commonwealth, with a further selection of G.R.I. errors and varieties. There are solid selections from rest of the world, with additional items from the Carl A. Kilgas and Martin Stempien estates, plus nearly 200 Large Lots and Collections, ranging from single country albums, specialized holdings and featuring a comprehensive collection of British Commonwealth (estimated to realize $100,000), multi-carton worldwide groups and large cover lots offered intact.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #541 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 (New Guinea), First Setting, 6mm spacing, 1p on 3pf brown, l.h., v.f., signed Champion, also Pauligk, BPP (SG1, £750) * Catalog #1 Catalog Value $750 | Price Realized $290.00 |
 | Lot #542 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 First Setting, 6mm spacing, 1p-2 1/2p surcharges, five different, l.h. or h.r., fine-v.f., some signed Bloch, Hoffman-Giesecke, etc. (SG2-6, £470) * Catalog #2-6 Catalog Value $520 | Price Realized $240.00 |
 | Lot #543 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 4d on 40pf black & carmine, 6mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 1, pos.8, surcharge double, small h.r., v.f., signed Hoffmann-Giesecke, with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 9e) * Catalog #9a Catalog Value £4,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #544 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 4d on 40pf black & carmine, surcharge inverted, type 1, 6mm spacing, Setting 12, h.r., signed Peter Holcombe, Killian, etc., erroneously handstamped "falsch" on back, with brand new 2023 clear BPA certificate which states that "the blue "Falsch" handstamp on the reverse must be regarded as incorrect and superseded by subsequent research", Gibbs Setting 12, illustrated in his handbook on page 67 ("Two examples recorded, one of these was in both the Bute and Brown collections and is yet to be authenticated") (SG 9f) * Catalog #9b Catalog Value £16,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #545 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 1sh on 1m carmine, h.r., slight overall gum toning, signed Champion, minute thin, otherwise v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 12) * Catalog #12 Catalog Value £3,750 | Price Realized $950.00 |
 | Lot #546 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 1d on 3pf brown, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) inverted, Setting 10, pos. 5, pencil signed, v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate, illustrated in Gibbs, page 74. A rarity, only 10(!) recorded (SG 16g) * Catalog #16d Catalog Value £6,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #547 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 2d on 10pf carmine, surcharge Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 6, pos.4, surcharge double, small h.r., signed Holcombe, etc., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, ex-Bute (SG 18g) * Catalog #18a Catalog Value £16,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #548 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 2d on 20pf ultramarine, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) double, Setting 6, pos. 2, h.r., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate (SG 19h) * Catalog #19a Catalog Value £3,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #549 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 3d on 25pf black & red, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing) double, Setting 10, pos. 1, small h.r., v.f., signed Herbert Bloch, with 2023 BPA certificate, illustrated in Gibbs, page 82. A rarity, only four examples recorded (SG 22f) * Catalog #22a Catalog Value £11,000 | Price Realized $4,750.00 |
 | Lot #550 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 "G.R.I. 1d" Error of Surcharge, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 2, pos.10, small h.r., couple of tiny thin spots, signed Brun, with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, illustrated in Gibbs, page 75 (SG 22i) * Catalog #SG 22i Catalog Value £20,000 | Price Realized $7,500.00 |
 | Lot #551 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 8d on 80pf black & carmine, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 6, pos.1, surcharge double, one inverted (Setting 6, pos.5), small h.r., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, only a few exist (SG 26f) * Catalog #26b Catalog Value £8,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #552 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 (Marshall Islands) 1d on 5pf green, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 4, pos.2, surcharge double, stain spots and small hole, fine appearance, with 2023 BPA certificate, A rarity, only "several copies recorded" according to Gibbs (SG 51f) * Catalog #31a Catalog Value £3,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #553 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 2d on 10pf carmine, vertical pair, surcharge Type I (5mm spacing), top stamp with double surcharge, Setting 6, pos. 2, l.h., v.f., signed Holcombe, with 2023 BPA certificate. Only several copies recorded according to Gibbs, especially rare in combination with the normal stamp, ex-Bute (SG 52f) * Catalog #32a Catalog Value £3,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #554 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AUSTRALIAN TERRITORIES - New Britain 1914 3d on 30pf orange on buff, Type I, 5mm spacing, Gibbs Setting 10, pos.4, surcharge inverted, l.h., v.f., with 2023 BPA certificate. A rarity, only a few recorded (SG 55g) * Catalog #35b Catalog Value £9,000 | Price Realized $3,750.00 |
